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Earth Mission

VISION: We want to see all people in remote Karen areas have access to high quality healthcare.

11/07/2025

Ten years ago this October, we registered Earth Mission Asia as a nonprofit foundation in Thailand. It was so good to be able to get together as a group a decade later to thank God for His wisdom, grace, and protection through both good and bad times. And we took the opportunity to thank our dedicated staff members as well.

Thank you to all of our guests who were able to come and celebrate with us! We couldn't do this without your support.

11/06/2025

Nothing stops the flow of patients; not even rainy season. But as the weather finally starts to improve (albeit slowly), we can expect to start seeing a greater influx of patients to RTC. Thank you to those who support us; you're the reason we have the resources to care for people in need.

11/04/2025

POV: You’re in the jungle, and you have to cross a river. A or B … are you taking the bridge or the boat?

The war here makes it almost impossible for the local communities to build permanent infrastructure, especially when it comes to things like bridges, highways, and ferries. Hard to find investors when your investment is at risk of getting blown up. Hard to get materials and equipment when it has to cross guarded and corrupt borders. It’s especially hard to get human experts to direct the development projects. Who wants to risk their lives for a construction project?

Still, the Karen have mastered quick structures and rafts like these. Either option is 100% safer than trying to head through the jungle on your own!

11/02/2025

BeGlue began working for Earth Mission as a driver’s assistant when he was 15 years old. He'd travel with the trucks over incredibly difficult and dangerous treks, helping the drivers load and unload, wash and maintain the vehicles. Then he graduated to driving motorcycles and quickly became one of the best, perhaps THE best motorcycle driver we have. And then he started driving our trucks.

It’s hard to describe the level of trust we have in our truck drivers. One small mistake could see us all plunge over the edge of a cliff to a very painful and messy demise. We literally trust these guys with our lives. Now, BeGlue is our only excavator operator. Five years after he joined us, he still looks 15 to me, but I also know him as a giant of a man. He's one of the many unsung heroes here at RTC. Well done, sir!

– Dr. Mitch

11/01/2025

This week marks the 10-year anniversary of Earth Mission's Thailand foundation! It's incredible how the PA and E-Tech programs have grown over the last decade. We couldn't be more proud of these young Karen who devote themselves to serving their communities.

10/31/2025

Access to an ultrasound in the jungle is a lifesaver. We use it for pregnancies, of course, but it's useful for so many other things: trauma exams, guided nerve blocks for regional anesthesia and IVs, and scanning kidney/gallbladder/bladder stones, thyroid nodules, goiters, abscesses, lungs, hearts, and the vascular system.

Our ultrasound machines are yet another reason the E-Tech program is so important. Medical professionals can do so much more with equipment like this, and keeping it functional is no small feat in the jungle.

10/29/2025

The villages here are some of the most beautiful in the world.

10/27/2025

Here’s a peek inside one of our engineering storage sheds. For every piece of medical equipment that saves a life, there are a host of tools in sheds like these that keep that equipment running.

10/25/2025

Our Physician Associate program trains local students to become medical professionals who give back to the Karen communities in Myanmar. Listen to the whole podcast with Dr. Mitch on "Into the Breach" here: https://youtu.be/znx-tfPgCK4?si=CKgyfwC-UwRkQPDt

Thanks to Ethan Nagel for having us on!

10/23/2025

Thanakha, a traditional local cosmetic and skincare product, is a common sight on the faces of Karen people, women and children especially. More than a cosmetic, though, thanakha is part of Myanmar people's identity, tradition, and daily life.

10/21/2025

Welcoming new life is one of the great joys of our work here in Myanmar's jungles.

10/19/2025

Two of our PAs check on a patient as they travel during rainy season.

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608 S Hico Street
Siloam Springs, AR
72761

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+14795240776

Website

https://www.earth-mission.org/

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Health for the Hidden

The Karen are a people group concentrated along the Thai-Myanmar border. As peace in Myanmar struggles forward, many Karens still scratch out a living as farmers. In mountain and jungle areas, little is left over for education or healthcare.

Since 2015, Earth Mission Asia has been operating a five-year Physician Assistant training program that is specifically designed around problems commonly found in rural villages. We are also developing training programs needed to support healthcare teams in in the jungle (i.e. engineering technology and administration). Our strategies are especially focused on empowering students from these areas.